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Cave Spring is a small city of 25,742 people in Roanoke County, Virginia. It's about 4 miles from Roanoke, VA and 123 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $326k and rent runs about $1k a month.
25,742people
$326kTypical home
$1,285/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
15"Snow
215Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,742
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,156 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 4 mi to Roanoke, VA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $326k (≈$2,054/mo)
- Median rent $1,285/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (285 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,381 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to ROA airport
- 78 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,132 ft
- 150 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 333 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Roanoke County: R+23 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk